Vietnam, New Zealand move toward strategic partnership

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wecolmes PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife in Auckland, March 13, 2018. (Photo: VNA) Two-way trade grew 30% to reach more than 1.2 billion USD in 2017. Prime Minister Phuc asked New Zealand to continue facilitating the export of Vietnamese fruits such as mangoes, dragon fruits, rambutans, star apples, grapefruits and longans to its market, and expand investment in mining, energy, infrastructure, hi-tech agriculture, education and finance in Vietnam. The two sides agreed to maintain visits at all levels and strengthen people-to-people exchange. Prime Minister Ardern said that the two countries should implement specific cooperation within the newly-signed Action Program on defense cooperation towards 2021. The two sides need to promote affiliation in defense industry and research, while strengthening collaboration in fighting trans-national criminals, terrorism and drug trafficking, she said. Prime Minister Phuc called for New Zealand’s increased ODA for Vietnam, focusing on agriculture and rural development, human resource development, disaster risk management and climate change. The New Zealand Prime Minister took the occasion to announce two new ODA projects to boost renewable energy and assist Vietnamese farmers to increase their income. She pledged assistance for Vietnam in human resource training and backed a direct air route linking the two countries. She also reiterated her support for Vietnam’s role as ASEAN chair in 2020. The leaders agreed to jointly implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and advocated negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and PM Jacinda Ardern… [Read full story]

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In addition to traditional fields, such as clothing, real estate, agro-forestry-fisheries, Hong Kong investors are looking to fund infrastructure and waste treatment in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) models, the Voice of Vietnam cited Tina Phan, Director of Indochina at HKTDC, as saying.
The director said she hoped when the ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement goes into effect, it will open up huge opportunities and her council will send more business delegations to Vietnam to study opportunities.
Vietnam is the six largest exporter to Hong Kong and a major trade partner.…... [read more]

This has been PM Phuc’s first visit to New Zealand since he took office. For the Vietnamese side, the visit aims to implement the foreign policy set by the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, to promote multilateral and diversified relations and international integration. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo: VNA Vietnam-New Zealand two-way trade has grown positively over the last decade. It was only US$300 million in 2009, and rose to US$750 million in 2013, an annual increase of around 20 percent. Last year, it reached over US$900 million. To date, New Zealand is the 31st…... [read more]

(VOVworld) – After a solemn reception for Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at New Zealand’s Government House on Thursday, the Vietnamese and New Zealand Prime Ministers held talks in a frank, open, trusting, and constructive manner. They reviewed the Vietnam-New Zealand relationship over the past 40 years, particularly since the establishment of the comprehensive partnership in 2009. They agreed to strengthen their comprehensive partnership towards a strategic partnership in the near future. At the talks, both sides pledged to create the best possible conditions for goods and services to enter each other’s market. The two PMs said their countries…... [read more]

The visit, taking place in the first months of 2015, the year of many activities to mark 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, aims to facilitate and deepen the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand. On June 19, 1975, Vietnam and New Zealand set up bilateral diplomatic relations. After historical ups and downs, in 2009 the friendship and all round co-operation between Vietnam and New Zealand was lifted to a comprehensive partnership. The two countries have maintained their fine political relations and expanded co-operation in many fields. The bilateral friendship and co-operation at regional and…... [read more]

On March 19, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his NZ counterpart John Key held talks in a frank, open and constructive manner based on mutual trust. The two PMs noted with satisfaction the positive development of wide-ranging and substantive cooperation in a multitude of fields- politics, trade, investment, security, defence, education and culture Bilateral trade has grown steadily over the years, reaching nearly US$800 million in 2014, equivalent to a five-year 120% growth rate since the establishment of the comprehensive partnership and the figure is expect to hit US$1.7 billion by 2020. New Zealand projects have proved effective in…... [read more]